Events Search and Views Navigation
August 2019
Great Georgia Pollinator Census
This citizen science project will help scientists collect data on Georgia pollinator populations. On August 23rd and 24th Georgians across the state will identify and count pollinators. Counts will be easily uploaded to a website. This initiative is designed for educators to do with their classes. Online training will be provided to educators and support through email and social media will be ongoing starting in early 2019. Also, the project coordinator is available to visit classrooms through the online Zoom…
Find out more »Zoo Atlanta and Carlos Museum: 2-Part Teacher Seminar
Carlos Museum and Zoo Atlanta have joined forces to offer a two-session professional learning opportunity for elementary school educators! As a part of the program, each participant will receive a Classroom Experience Case with materials and resources to utilize in their classrooms, as well as a guest pass to come back to Zoo Atlanta and the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Session One: How Regions Influence Native Plant and Animal Populations Zoo Atlanta Saturday, August 24 | 9am - 3pm Explore…
Find out more »September 2019
STEM Bootcamp with Steve Spangler (K-8) at Middle Georgia RESA-Registration Deadline: 8/30/2019
K-8 Teachers, Join Steve Spangler for an intensive, one-day professional development experience that explores best practices, instructional strategies and high-level engagement for inspiring students through STEM. This workshop is hands-on from the moment it starts. Steve Spangler's interactive teaching style will have you up and moving, exploring new concepts and building connections between presentation strategies and your classroom curriculum. Every participant receives a TAKE-HOME KIT filled with experiment materials and science resources to use in the classroom the very next…
Find out more »October 2019
West Fannin Elementary STEM/STEAM Open House
West Fannin Elementary School became GaDOE STEM Certified on March 20th, 2018. We invite you to come talk to our administration and teachers about their successes and failures through our STEM Certification journey. We also invite you to come see natural math and science integration, STEM/STEAM project-based learning, Scientific Investigative Research, how we use the outdoors to bring learning alive for students, and how we are now incorporating the arts standards with purpose. West Fannin’s next goal is GaDOE STEAM…
Find out more »Samuel E Hubbard Fall STEM Open House
An opportunity to hear some about our STEM journey, observe STEM in action and interact with STEM teachers. Use the signup genius below to register your school: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4ba9a82ca3fe3-hubbard
Find out more »Coleman Middle School STEAM Visits and Tours
Coleman Middle School (a GaDOE certified STEAM middle school) will be hosting several educator visits this school year. These visits give other educators an opportunity to see how our STEAM program and PBL have been implemented. Please review the available slots through the Sign-up Genius Link below. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4AAAA723A7FE3-coleman1 *****On Thursday, October 17, our media center will be hosting "The Exemplary Middle School Library Media Program Open House". We invite you to drop-in on that day from 1:30 -…
Find out more »Georgia STEM/ STEAM Forum
As the state’s premier annual STEM/STEAM event, the Forum brings together leaders, innovators, and champions from across the state that are united by a passion to advance excellence in STEM /STEAM education for all students. Last year we broke a record with more than 1,300 elementary, middle, high school teachers and administrators, along with business and industry partners attending. • Attend to learn how other schools across Georgia bring STEM/STEAM activities into their classrooms • Learn how to bring greater…
Find out more »STEAMIFY- A design-based problem-solving competition
STEAMIFY is a design-based problem-solving competition that gives students in grades 4-8 the opportunity to apply the content they are learning in the contexts of either engineering or art. By doing so, they can construct deep understandings of how this knowledge can be authentically used in their daily lives. Student participants can improve their 21st-century habits of mind and hand that are needed in a world yet to be imagined! STEAMIFY can also provide teachers the opportunity to implement a…
Find out more »November 2019
STEAM Teacher Series- Zoo Atlanta: Project Based Learning on the African Savanna
STEAM Teacher Series Presented by the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Georgia Aquarium, High Museum of Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum and Zoo Atlanta Enhance your STEAM curriculum during these five interactive sessions. Each session will be held at a different institution and focus on the connection between conservation and art. Register for all five sessions or just one. Registration fees do not include parking. Registration does include lunch. Pricing: All Five Sessions: $225 Individual Sessions: $50 Zoo Atlanta: Project Based Learning…
Find out more »Evoline C. West ES STEM Showcase Day
Come see the students and teachers of the 1st South Fulton County State STEM Certified School! Visit Evoline C. West ES and learn about the foundation of our STEM program, Project Based Learning, which is teacher and student created. These lessons coincide with current units of study for science, math, and social studies in grades K-5. Teachers and students use the Engineering Design Model in each PBL. We are most proud that each PBL unit is composed of a social…
Find out more »